The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 4, 1981
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
4:36 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 719
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter and Saturn close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Mar 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.0° / 192.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 35m / -15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.09° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.37° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.93° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.